Wednesday, April 7, 2004

Rumor Control – Lisa Wilcox and Relevant Doing Just Fine

Lisa Wilcox and Relevant - On Track

Lisa Wilcox said in telephone conversation today. "Further, Relevant is so far advanced; he has not been worked in hand in years. I am very disappointed in this gossip in America. I am working very hard to make our team, and wish for the respect and support from the country I am representing. I wish that instead of spreading information that people have no factual basis to report, they would ask me, or better yet, come and see for yourselves what we do on a daily basis. We do things no differently at home than we have illustrated in our clinics or in print articles."

Lisa is strategically planning Relevant's show schedule with regards to her Olympic qualifiers. Relevant, being a breeding stallion, gets very "hot" during the breeding season. Years of performing at the indoor stallion shows featuring him to prospective breeders, tends to naturally get him a bit worked up for any show held indoors. "Relevant's extreme sensitivity is what makes him such a brilliant Grand Prix horse" said Lisa. A decision to focus on the outdoor shows was made in planning his competition schedule. This is why the World Cup Finals is not the right venue for the thrid ranked horse and rider in the Dressage world.